It is also being reported that actress Léa Seydoux will play the part of Loulou de la Falaise in the Bertrand Bonello-directed film, while Jérémie Renier will play Saint Laurent's life and business partner Pierre Bergé.

Loulou, who passed away in 2011, was an accessories and jewellery designer at the French fashion house as well as a muse to Saint Laurent.

Award-winning costume designer Anais Romand has also been enlisted to recreated YSL pieces for the film, and has reportedly been given permission to reproduce the late designer's work by PPR, the owners of the brand, reports
screendaily.com
.

Meanwhile images from rival production
Yves Saint Laurent
, which has received Bergé's backing, have also been released showing actor Pierre Niney in character as the iconic designer.

Rumours of rivalry between the two directors are building with members of Lespert's court saying his biopic is the "official YSL film" thanks the Bergé's support, which means they have access to the late designer's original dresses, sketches and designs. Saint Laurent's owner PPR are apparently maintaining a neutral stance by refusing to side with either of the films.

While the Jalil Lespert-directed
Yves Saint Laurent
will focus on Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent's romantic relationship,
Saint Laurent
will centre on the launch of designer's eponymous fashion house and its Sixties and Seventies heyday as the most famous and innovative label in the world.